I am a female owner of a 17.3 laptop, so was looking for a nice compact bag. That was overly manly and ugly. When it arrived I was very happy, as bag is very cute. It looks much smaller than you thing. Very light even with my laptop inside. Once laptop inside holds laptop without any gaps down the sides. So if are a female buyer can buy this bag and be very happy with your purchase. Male purchases you will enjoy this purchase as well.